Exam 477 Work Your Register practice: 8 make-change problems with answers
A 2024 Inspector General report listed a make-change section, "Work Your Register", on Exam 477, the Virtual Entry Assessment for PSE Sales & Services/Distribution Associate and career Sales & Services Associate jobs. The current candidate guide doesn't name it, so its exact format may differ, but making change accurately and quickly is a core skill of the job either way. Work the eight problems below, then check the fewest bills and coins for each.
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The method
- Change due = amount paid minus total sale. Count up from the sale to check it.
- Then hand back the largest pieces first: $20, $10, $5, $1, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies.
- Check your total against the change due before you move on.
Eight practice sales
Type the change due for each sale, then press Check. The fewest bills and coins appear with each answer.
1. Sale $7.07 · customer pays $10.00
2. Sale $62.38 · customer pays $80.00
3. Sale $27.95 · customer pays $40.00
4. Sale $3.68 · customer pays $5.00
5. Sale $14.15 · customer pays $20.00
6. Sale $46.72 · customer pays $50.00
7. Sale $9.41 · customer pays $20.00
8. Sale $33.06 · customer pays $60.00
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Questions people ask
- Is there really math on Exam 477?
- A 2024 Inspector General report listed a make-change section on the customer service exam. The current candidate guide doesn't name it and the format isn't published, so practice it either way.
- Can I use a calculator?
- Not published for this section. Practice in your head or on paper so you don't depend on one.
- What else is on Exam 477?
- Work Situations, Tell Us Your Story and Describe Your Work Style, plus an unscored job preview, according to the same report.
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Reviewed October 2026 against the official exams and careers pages, the current candidate guide and Inspector General reports. PostalPath practice questions are original; they are not real, official or leaked questions.